Dysphagia Awareness and Support Alliance
Shermetra D. Payton, MCD, CCC-SLP
Bambi Reynolds, MS, CCC-SLP
With support from Quamesha F. Hendricks, CCMA & Joan Freed, LMSW
info@speechandswallowrehab.com
(256) 642-6495
Alliance for Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation, LLC
103 Spenryn Drive, Madison, AL 35758
Meetings take place the 3rd Monday of Each Month
5:30-6:30 p.m. CT
Liza Blumenfeld MA CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Liza@endo-education.com
(858) 626-5059
Virtual via Zoom (email for link)
Meetings take place the 4th Wednesday of every month from 11:00-12:00pm (PST)
Shannon Crow, MS, CCC-SLP and Lily Schneiderman, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
LADSGroupCA@gmail.com
Virtual via Zoom (email for link)
Meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6:00-7:00 pm (PST)
Follow on Instagram for any updates @ladysphagiasupportgroup
Lisa Evangelista, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Jennifer Mount, jjmount@ucdavis.edu
(916) 734–1530
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 2521 Stockton Blvd 7th Floor Conference Room, Sacramento, CA 95817
Please email Jennifer for meeting details.
Bay Area Swallowing Support
Theresa Yao, SLPD, CCC-SLP and Claire Heitlinger, M.S., CCC-SLP
Virtual via Zoom
Meeting dates/time: 2nd Thursday of every other month from 4:00-5:00pm (PST) starting January 12th, 2023.
Register by Email: bayareaswallow@gmail.com
Register on Website: www.dysfogia.com/bass
Katia Bruno, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Shannon Heinrich, MS, CCC-SLP, Beth DalSanto, MSP, CCC-SLP
brunoekaterina@yahoo.com
Virtual via Zoom (email for link)
Meetings On Hold; Email to Request Information
Katja Schultz, MS, CCC-SLP
katja.schultz@nuvancehealth.org
860-364-4065
Sharon Hospital
Meets on the last Thursday of every month from 1:00-2:00
Email for details
Maggie Donaker, MS, CCC-SLP & Kristin Winter, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
info@dysphagiadigest.com
Virtual Meetings (email for schedule/details)
Website: https://www.dysphagiadigest.com
Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/DysphagiaDigest/
Lauren De Meno M.S. CCC-SLP
Email: Lauren.demeno@brooksrehab.org
Virtual Meetings via Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: Dysphagia
Passcode: Swallow
Meets 4th Thursday of each month
Anna Swindle, CCC-SLP, CBIS and Andrea Pollock, CCC-SLP
Email: anna.swindle@emoryhealthcare.org
Next Meeting: 11/6/25 (email for future dates)
6325 Hospital Parkway, Classroom C (on the lower level)
Dr. Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Katelyn Stephan, MD
Dick Lami, HNC Survivor
Email: scsc@northwestern.edu
Phone: (312) 772-3920
Next Meeting: April 25, 2024 at 6:30pm (in person)
2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208
Melanie Somogie, MA, CCC-SLP
Meeting Location: Virtual via Zoom (Open to anyone in the Greater Kansas City Area of Missouri or Kansas)
Meeting Dates: The 3rd Thursday of each month
Register to receive a Zoom link via email: https://kumc-ois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldu2uqzsrHdIelCY5af4qIu945ZvVutTg#/registration
Time: 6:00-7:15pm CST
Questions? Email MSomogie@kumc.edu
Melanie Somogie, MA, CCC-SLP
Meeting Location: Virtual via Zoom (Open to anyone in the Greater Kansas City Area of Missouri or Kansas)
Meeting Dates: The 3rd Thursday of each month
Register to receive a Zoom link via email: https://kumc-ois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldu2uqzsrHdIelCY5af4qIu945ZvVutTg#/registration
Time: 6:00-7:15pm CST
Questions? Email MSomogie@kumc.edu
Kelly Hansen, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
kehansen@bu.edu
Meetings held virtually on last Wednesday of month (no meetings in August or December)
Open to residents of MA or NH
Register: Click Here
Allison Remley, MS, CCC-SLP
slp@slpofmo.com
Meetings are currently on hold, please email if interested.
Ainsley Martin, MS, CCC-SLP
ainsley.s.martin@gmail.com
Virtual Meetings
Meetings are held once every two months for a total of six meetings per year. Form on website (see below) to RSVP for meeting.
Website: https://www.stateofmindspeechandswallowing.com/ny-dysphagia-support
Nicole Wiksten, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
The Ohio State University
614-292-9347
Meets virtually at 4:30pm on the last Tuesday of each month. Email for link.
Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP
sshune@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-7494
This group is currently on hold. Please email if interested in participating.
Location: Nashville, TN Dysphagia Support Group
Support Group Leaders: Hannah Malamud, MS, CCC-SLP and Cara Donohue, PhD, CCC-SLP
Meeting Location: Vanderbilt Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute
1215 21st Ave S., Suite 9211
Nashville, TN 37232
Meeting Date: Second Thursday of Every Month
Time: 4:30-6:00 p.m. CT
Contact: Hannah.malamud@vumc.org
Meaghan Arnold, MS, CCC-SLP
meaghan@ssnrtx.com
903-871-5712
1101 E Southeast Loop 323, Suite 175
Tyler, TX 75701
First Tuesday of every month from 4pm-5 pm
Email for meeting details.
Jan Pryor, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S and Angelina Fitzgerald, MS, CCC-SLP
jpryor2@u.washington.edu
619-339-5491
Virtual Meetings
Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month. Please email or call to attend and be put on the mailing list.
Katie Wengel, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
kathleen.wengel@va.gov
Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church
209 South Street Waunakee, WI 53597
Note: Please note that this group is for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Email for dates